First fruits of ABC’s $50m funding injection announced

The ABC has made good on its promise during the Senate estimates that a slew of new Australian drama and children’s content would be coming soon, with four new shows announced.These new programs are ...

Nine’s new world: Less ads, more subs and plenty of AI

Nine’s half yearly financial results show a business undergoing a seismic shift, with total TV revenue down, subscription ...

‘Worse than death threats’: The NZ startup taking on the comments section

Hundreds of thousands of hateful comments are sitting on the Facebook feeds of Australian news publishers, according to a ...

‘No media visionary’: Kerry Stokes’ legacy is a weakened TV sector

On Friday the Kerry Stokes media era fizzled out.At 4.26pm Southern Cross Austereo dropped an announcement to the ASX ...

Southern Cross Austereo CEO Jeff Howard in sudden exit

Jeff Howard, the boss of the newly merged Southern Cross Austereo and Seven West Media, has suddenly departed the company, the night before he was due to front his first release of ASX results.The ...

We Are Different appoints ex-Fleishman Hillard MD Jenna Orme to ops leadership

Communications agency We Are Different has appointed former Fleishman Hillard Australia managing director Jenna Orme to a newly created leadership role.Describing itself as an “earned-first creative” ...

Ex‑IPG Mediabrands CEO Mark Coad joins Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter’s consultancy

Former IPG Mediabrands Australia CEO Mark Coad has reunited with his cousin and long-time industry figure Andrew “Billy” Baxter, joining him at boutique consultancy 24 Hour Business Plan (24HR ...

M+C Saatchi taps Clemenger once again for leadership hire

Strategist Sophie Gallagher is the latest ex-Clemenger BBDO talent to join M&C Saatchi ANZ, part of a wave of hires since CEO Dani Bassil took the reins six months ago.She steps in as group strategy ...

Andrew ‘Billy’ Baxter

Ex‑IPG Mediabrands CEO Mark Coad joins Andrew 'Billy' Baxter's consultancy Eleanor Dickinson. Former IPG Mediabrands Australia CEO Mark Coad has reunited with his cousin and lon ...

SCA’s audio gains wiped out by Seven’s performance

Video killed the radio star in the first half-yearly results presentation for the newly merged Southern Cross Austereo and Seven West Media, as a strong six months in audio were more than wiped out by ...

Will Australia accept a new Survivor host?

David Genat swears that when he announced his retirement from Survivor after being booted early from last year’s Australia v World series, he hadn’t yet been given the show’s hosting role.“It’s just a ...

Ooh Media doing it tough as SEG breaks $100m barrier

Craig Hutchison’s Sports Entertainment Group (home of SEN) broke the $100m cap mark today after a 12.5% gain over the day.The ...